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Having family and support each other is both reassure and necessary for a person to succeed in this world. Coming from a large family and that I am the oldest of the children, I have always had certain responsibilities and duty in the home.

One of my jobs, because I have "the" alarm
clock, has been waking up my younger brothers and
sisters, make sure they get dressed, and to see that they get downstairs by 7:20a.m. in time for
breakfast.

My brother, who is one year younger and very responsibility, and who is tall enough to reach the
high shelves in the kitchen, takes down the cereal
boxes and putting them on the breakfast table. My second little brother and sister, who are
twins. They are always arguing over whose job it is to
put the milk and sugar on the table and whose job is it to put them away.

My six-year old sister, who is more mature than
my brother who is ten, puts spoons and napkins on
the table, never complaining and she always
completing her job on time. While we are getting the breakfast table ready, Mom, who will later drive us to our schools, which
are nearby. At 7:30a.m., we all sit down to eat, talking and preparation our minds for the day.

I really enjoy our mornings together even though the fighting and squabbling. Ours is a family in which we work hard, cooperatively, and responsibly, and also which we
take care and watching out for each other.

see — (1) view, (2) manage (oversee)

reassure (V) — give confidence

squabble (V) — engage in small quarrels

"the" alarm clock — there is only one in the family

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9.

Having family and
is both
and necessary for a person to succeed in this world.

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10.

Coming from a large family and
of the children, I have always had certain responsibilities and
in the home.

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11.

One of my jobs, because I have "the" alarm
clock, has been waking up my younger brothers and
sisters,
they get dressed, and
that they get downstairs by 7:20a.m. in time for
breakfast.

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12.

My brother, who is one year younger and very
, and who is tall enough to reach the
high shelves in the kitchen, takes down the cereal
boxes and
them on the breakfast table.

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13.

My second little brother
.

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14.

They are always arguing over whose job it is to
put the milk and sugar on the table and
.

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15.

My six year old sister, who is more mature than
my brother
, puts spoons and napkins on
the table,
and
her job on time.

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16.

While we are getting the breakfast table ready,
us to our schools, which are nearby.